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Application, Fees and Financial Support
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REQUIREMENTS
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- We welcome applications from postgraduate
students and researchers from academia and industry who
have obtained at least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or
in a related discipline.
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APPLICATION AND DEADLINES
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- An application must include
- completed Application Form (please
download)
- scanned copy of the university transcript for the completed undergraduate degree
(mandatory only for applicants who do not hold an academic position);
- list of publications
(mandatory only for applicants who hold an academic position);
- any further qualifications and information that should be taken into
account.
Applications should be emailed (plain text only) to
school_applications@iist.unu.edu.
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The deadline to receive applications is 20 July 2007.
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All applicants will be informed about the decision by 9 August 2007.
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Accepted applicants are required to confirm their attendance and send via fax
(Fax No. +853-712-940; Att. Ms. Alice Pun - School Registration)
- copy of current passport;
- evidence of payment of registration fee;
by 15 August 2007.
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REGISTRATION FEE
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The registration fee is
- USD 40 for accepted applicants who
- are citizens of a developing country not belonging to the
European Union, and
- do not hold any position in an industrialised country or in a country
belonging to the European Union.
This fee will be returned after the end of the course to participants
who have attended all lectures.
- USD 500 for all other accepted applicants.
This fee will not be returned to participants.
Developing countries are those countries whose economies are
classified as low income, lower-middle
income or upper-middle income by
The World Bank Group.
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Registration fee has to be paid only after receiving the acceptance
notification and no later than 15 August 2007.
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Information about the modality of payment will be sent to all accepted participants.
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT
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- Applicants who need financial support must explicitly request it in the
Application Form.
- The School Sponsors will provide financial support to a limited number of applicants
who have requested it and
- are citizens of a developing country not belonging to the
European Union, and
- do not hold any position in an industrialised country or in a country
belonging to the European Union.
- The financial support consists of
- the reimbursement of the travel expenses for a return trip from
the location of the participant's institution to the course venue
up to a maximum amount decided by UNU-IIST, which will be communicated
to the accepted applicants, and
- accommodation for 6 consecutive nights in Rio de Janeiro
arranged by the organising committee and starting on Sunday 16 September 2007.
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Participants who have been granted financial support
will be reimbursed in US dollars, according to the
UN official exchange rate, upon presentation of original receipts (which will
be kept by UNU-IIST) up to a maximum amount decided by UNU-IIST.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed only to school participants who do not
attend the INTERACT 2007 conference and only for the cheapest transportation
along the most direct route. Only 2nd class tickets will be reimbursed for
train trips and only economy class airfares will be reimbursed for air trips.
No reimbursements will be given for meals, local transportation, taxi,
fuel and road toll.
All UNU-IIST decisions regarding reimbursements are final.
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ACCOMMODATION
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For those participants who have been granted financial support,
accommodation will be organised in shared rooms by the organising
committee.
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All other participants who need accommodation
- may request the budget accommodation (subject to availability) provided by the
School organising committee (information and rates will be soon available at the
General Information page).
- may choose to organise accommodation on their own
(special rates are available through
IcrEAct.eve, the official INTERACT 2007 agency).
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